The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1887-05-19

The attention of those who desire to
regulate the public morals by law is re-
spectfully referred to the results of Pro-
hibition in this place for the first aueek.
Last Monday, show day, there were
more intoxicated men on the streets of
Hillsboro than there have been on any
single day in the previous six months.
Every regular" that is, those who
always get drunk on such occasions,
whether residing in the town or sur
rounding country, was drunk without
exception, 80 far as we have been able
to learn, as we'll as agreat many "irregu.
lars" There has been more liquor sold,
mot to be drank on the premises" but
presumably to be drunk some where
else, in that time than during any like
period of equal length of time in many
past years. 1t is a very dangerous thing
to drink liquor out of bottle. Why
don't the Republicans who so anxiously
supported and passed the ordinance
which was to stop drinking and drunk
enness, see to it that it is done? The
town has lost the $1,000 tax income, and
there should be some benefit received in
return as q sort of recompense, other
than the qualification of lot Of soft.
headed philanthropists.
The above appeared in last weeks
Gazette, and is the most sneaking and
malicious lie that ever appeared in that
paper. 1t is not only absolutely false in
every particular, but is a slur and libel
upon our fair city, her citizens and hel
officers. No person who was in our city
on that day and had ever been hert
before will believe the statement, and M
man but one who is bound hand ant
foot by the most corrupt and evil mo
tives would write such an infamou
statement. Every business and politica
party in the town is slurred and slander
ed. The Republicans and Democrats boil
come in for share Of abuse. The Gasett
seems bound to create the impression
that Hillsboro Democrats are all whisky
men. But we wish to say that they ar
not. The local option ordinance is
non-partisan one, and was brought abou
by the active work and influence o
Democrats as well as Republicans, an
these same Democrats are as anxiou
and will work as hard for its enforce
ment. The article also places our ez
saloon men in a unenviable light. Ever
saloonist in the town when getting hi
rebate on the Dow Law swore to an aft
davit that he would not sell liquor b<
fore the expiration of tax, May 23d, ant
either the Gazette lied, or the saloo
men are guilty of perjury. But an
man who knows Hillsboro at all know
that there has been less drunkenness
within our city limits since May ls
than was ever known before. There
not an unprsjudiced person in the cit
but what will tell you that the gener'
absence of intoxicated persons from OF
streets has been remarkable, and tn
although there has been some liqu,
sold, not near the amount that used
be consumed is brought here. No, Il
ordinance has not been an entire su
ces, but the reason il that such men ,
the writer of the above have exercisl
every energy to keep it from being
success. But for all their efforts Il
consuming Of liquor and the amount
: drunkenness within our limits has be-
; lessened, and will in time be still mo
: greatly diminished.
Unolaluod Letters.